Horseshoe



(No Model.)

I. H. BRAMBLE. HORSESHOE.

N0.56Z,567. Patented June 23, 1896 ANDREW B GRAHAM PMUTO-UTMQWASMNGTQNJC UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK 1-1. BRAMBLE, on GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY nIREcT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF FIVE-EIGHTHS To THOMAS E. WEBSTER,

OF BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 562,567, dated June 23, 1896.

Application filed April 22, 1895. Serial No. 546,678. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. BRAMBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of 5 Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention consists in the construction IO of ahorseshoe designed to be used on horses affiicted with forging, cross-firing, knee-knocking, and any otherform of what is commonly called interfering.

The construction embodies a horseshoe I 5 comprising two curved side pieces, and a connecting front'piece, arranged at an outwardlyextending inclination, so that the horse, in lifting his hoof from the ground, as introtting, pivoting his hoof upon the front of the shoe, will naturally turn it outward, which will cause the two feet to separate, and thus prevent the interfering.

The shoe may be constructed with a ealk, in which case the calk is arranged at an angle similar to the front of the shoe, or the calk may be omitted, in which case the bearing is had on the front of the shoe.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a shoe constructed accordingto my invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation illustrating the action of the horses foot in traveling with a shoe of my improved construction. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the shoe. I

It will be understood that my Shoe is forged 3 5 from a single piece, as usual.

A and B are two curved sides, and O is the front connecting-bar. This connectingbar,

instead of being rounded across the front of the foot, as is usually done, I arrange at an outwardly-extending angle, as shown in the drawings, so that the horse, in lifting his foot from the ground, will pivot upon this inclined front bar, or upon the inclined calk D, formed thereon, and thus tend to throw his foot outward, or away from his other foot, and thus prevent interfering, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and on the left side of Fig. 2. To further aid in obtaining this effect, I preferably form the sides of the same length, or substantially so, for a rear shoe, so that their rear ends will be substantially in a line parallel to the front bar. This materially assists in producing the desired result. When the front calk is employed, I prefer to form calks on the rear ends of the sides, I

which latter ealks will also be in a line substantially parallel-with the front bar.

I have found by experience and experiment with horses that horses afflicted with the worst forms of interfering, if shod with shoes of this construction will travel without the slightest interference, either of the feet or knees, the effect being accomplished just as well with shoes having calks as with those without calks.

What I claim as my invention is- A horseshoe formed of two curved sides connected at the front by a transversely-inclined front bar, a calk on the front bar in line therewith, calks on the rear ends of the sides, the rear calks being in a line substan- 7o tially parallel with the front bar, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK H. BRAMBLE. Witnesses:

FRED W. KRUM,

FRANK P. LOMBARD. 

